CAIE P2 2004 June — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2004
SessionJune
TopicFixed Point Iteration

2 The sequence of values given by the iterative formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \frac { 1 } { 5 } \left( 4 x _ { n } + \frac { 306 } { x _ { n } ^ { 4 } } \right)$$ with initial value \(x _ { 1 } = 3\), converges to \(\alpha\).
  1. Use this iterative formula to find \(\alpha\) correct to 3 decimal places, showing the result of each iteration.
  2. State an equation satisfied by \(\alpha\), and hence show that the exact value of \(\alpha\) is \(\sqrt [ 5 ] { 306 }\).